Dromos
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɹɒˌmɒs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dromos is a noun meaning (historical) An avenue, especially in Ancient Greece.
Meaning
(historical) An avenue, especially in Ancient Greece.
More Meanings
- (historical) A walkway to a building, (especially) a ceremonial walkway to a temple or tomb in Ancient Greece or Egypt.
- (historical) A racecourse, especially in Ancient Greece.
Example Sentences
The grave chambers are usually quadrangular, with stone walls, roofs formed by projecting stones, and doors which were walled up. There is no dromos.
In Lower Egypt : Busiris (Ruins near el Bahbeyt) ; Heliopolis or On [near Matarieh], only an obelisk still extant ; Tanis (San), a dromos of granite columns ; Sais [Sa el Haggar], considerable ruins, particularly of the Necropolis ; Taposiris [Abusir].
On the 20th [of December, 1828] they remained an hour at Oudi-Essebours or the Valley of Lions, thus named from the Sphinxes which ornament the dromos of a monument constructed under the reign of Sesostris, but a mere provincial edifice, built of stone cemented with mortar.
Word Forms
- dromoi
- dromi
- dromus
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include diaulos, dolichos, stathmos, xystus, dorians, prodromos.
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